Ryan Lochte's Teammates Admit to Lying About Robbery

They threw him under the bus.

From the beginning there was doubt cast on U.S. swimmer Ryan Lochte's tale that he and three of his teammates were robbed at gunpoint during the Olympics in Rio. Now it's emerged that Ryan and his teammates — Jack Conger, Jimmy Feigen, and Gunnar Bentz — lied about the whole ordeal in order to cover up a fight with a gas station attendant, according to a report from ABC News. "Unfortunately, the swimmers told one lie after another," a Brazilian police official told The New York Times, ESPN reports.

A source told ABC News, "one of the swimmers was seen on CCTV footage breaking down the door to the bathroom at the gas station and fighting with a security guard." Brazilian authorities have viewed this new video footage, and it's now available online. In addition, Jack and Gunnar, who are being held in the country during the investigation have reportedly confessed to Brazilian authorities that Ryan made up the story.

According to The Daily Mail, the real story is that Ryan and his teammates destroyed some property at a gas station, and wouldn't pay for the damages until a security guard with a gun confronted them and made them pay up — but he never pointed his gun at them. This is very different from being robbed at gunpoint, and Ryan has since changed his version of the robbery even though he's still maintaining that it occurred. So is Jimmy.

The story all began on Sunday morning when news broke of the incident. Ryan, Jack, Jimmy, and Gunnar said they were in a taxi on their way back home from a party early that same morning when they were stopped, ordered to get on the ground at gunpoint, and robbed. Initially, the International Olympic Committee denied the report, citing the United States Olympic Committee, but the organization eventually confirmed the robbery, and Ryan gave a detailed account of the incident to NBC's Billy Bush.

However, after Ryan's mother Ileana, told USA Today that her son had told her about the robbery too, and the swimmers held fast to their story, the world seemed to believe their versions of events. After all, why would anyone — especially someone of Ryan's accomplishments — lie about being robbed? Ryan even went so far to tweet out an extended version of what happened.

Local Brazilian authorities, however, had questions. According to the Associated Press, the swimmers could provide few details on what actually happened. They couldn't remember the color of the taxi or where the incident occurred; and no one could find the driver of the taxi. And, the four men did not report the incident to police as soon as it happened. Video surveillance also showed the men returning to the Olympic village seemingly relaxed, and with valuables in their possession such as cellphones and watches. At this point, the internet started to question the events, too.

Then yesterday, judge Keyla Blanc De Cnop ordered Ryan and Jimmy to remain in Brazil for further questioning due to contradictions in their statements. At this point Ryan was back in the States, but later that evening Jack and Gunnar were removed from a plane headed to the U.S. from Brazil for further questioning. Giving false statements to authorities in Brazil is illegal, but at this point it's unclear what, if any, the men the men will face.

Today's revelation that the men were involved in a scuffle with a security guard at a gas station, the accompanying video, and Ryan's teammates' confession is pretty damning in proving that the whole thing was indeed made up. We will keep you updated as we learn more details.